Co-sponsored by:
National Council of Churches, USA
Islamic Society of North America
Hartford Seminary

God
Is One: The Way of Islamby
Marston Speight (former director of the Office of Christian-Muslim
Relations of the NCC USA and retired United Methodist minister) was
reprinted following 9/11, with a study guide written by Jay Rock
(Director of Interfaith Relations, Presbyterian Church, USA). Upon the
initiative of Muslim leaders the three sponsoring organizations have
come together to encourage churches throughout the United States to use
this book and it’s study guide as an adult education/Sunday school
curriculum.

The goals for this project are threefold:

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Enhance the knowledge of Islam among Christians

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Improve the attitude of Christians towards Muslims

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Encourage building relationships between Churches and Mosques in local
communities.

We are now ready to run a Pilot Project
that will involve churches located in the vicinity of Hartfor Seminary
(Hartford, CT) and Union Seminary (New York City). If your church would
like to participate in the important venture, we ask you to do the
following:

Agree with your pastor and church leaders to
participate in this pilot project

Schedule the God Is One Study either this
summer as a special adult education session or this fall as a part
of your regular adult education curriculum

Select leader/s for the study group/class and
arrange for them to attend a day-long training session. This is
required. Pastors are encouraged to attend but are not required.

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day-long training events were scheduled. The next one takes place
Saturday, March 25, at Union Seminary in New York. The first training
event took place March 11 in Hartford, Conn.

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Training will be conducted by Hartford Seminary professors/graduate
students who are themselves Muslims.

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Participants will receive a complimentary copy of “God Is One” for
personal use and a set of resource materials for the participating
church. Lunch and snacks will also be provided.

Conduct the adult education group/Sunday
school class in the summer or fall, 2006